Woman is partially paralyzed after cracking her neck
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I don't know. I can't find a straight answer. From what I gather there are some chiropractors that only practice limited cracks. Then there are those that claim they can cure everything from stomach pain to cancer. People do report feeling better after a session though. It's just like acupuncture, no real scientific evidence behind it.
Best wishes to this woman. Seems like an incredibly bad stroke of luck here.
I crack my neck about once an hour. I permanently screwed my neck up when I was like five years old playing Game Boy in the same position for several hours. It's necessary for my basic comfort so... gonna keep doing me here.
I crack my neck about once an hour. I permanently screwed my neck up when I was like five years old playing Game Boy in the same position for several hours. It's necessary for my basic comfort so... gonna keep doing me here.
I remember this thread because about a week after reading it my doctor sent me to the ER for something similar. It turned out to be nothing, but I was terrified the entire time.
Considering the millions of people that crack their neck every day and this is the only "report" of cracking your neck causing paralysis, I'd say that it was more likely either a freak accident or just a coincidence. I don't crack my neck but I dont believe this fearmongering title at all.
Why have I been cracking my neck so much since reading the thread title and the OP?
Freak accidents like this can happen with more or less any movement that involves your back/neck area, it's just incredibly unlikely.
I read about the same thing happening to a guy who simply turned his head around probably a bit too quickly.
It's better not to think about stuff like that happening, as the chances are incredibly low and there is nothing you can do to prevent it anyway.
I read about the same thing happening to a guy who simply turned his head around probably a bit too quickly.
It's better not to think about stuff like that happening, as the chances are incredibly low and there is nothing you can do to prevent it anyway.
There is very little evidence suggesting that spinal manipulation has any medical benefits apart from possibly (emphasis on 'possibly') helping with back pain in some instances. Some of the more outlandish dogma repeated by chiropractors like vertebral subluxation and *insert miscellaneous health benefits thereof here* is outwardly rejected by regulatory bodies like the General Chiropractic Council.
The risk of having a stroke due to neck manipulation is pretty low (although it does exist). However, speaking personally, I wouldn't touch a chiropractor with a barge pole.
True story: went to a physical therapist (NOT a chiropractor) for back pain. The therapist performed chiropractic "adjustments" on my back and neck where he basically cracked the hell out of it. This triggered a downward spiral in my health due to a condition I had called Chiari malformation. For many people who have Chiari it is asymptomatic and they don't even know they have it, which was the case for me. It can however be aggravated to the point where it causes serious problems and chiropractic is one of the worst things you can do if you have it. I started getting debilitating headaches, would randomly get pins and needles or lose feeling in my arms and legs, and even passed out several times. Eventually I needed brain surgery and had a stroke. Fortunately I'm about 90% recovered at this point but along the way I met other people going through the same thing that weren't nearly as lucky.
TL;DR don't let anyone fuck with your neck.
TL;DR don't let anyone fuck with your neck.
My wife works in a hospital and said there was a woman who was paralyzed like this after going to her chiropractor for neck adjustments. I can't imagine the force needed to tear the artery wall.
After learning all about strokes when taking care of my grandmother after she had hers it was heartbreaking to read that she put off calling 999. It's clear from her reasoning that she didn't realize the danger right away. I hope she is able to recover.
Awareness is so important with this issue. If any of you ever think you might be having a stroke, call emergency services immediately. It could be the difference between full recovery and paralysis or death.
Unfortunately, pretty much every time someone has suffered a stroke after a Chiropractic adjustment it was due to an already existing issue like a thinness in the artery. Basically those people were time bombs and their strokes could have just as easily happened after stretching, wrenching their neck suddenly, or self cracking. Surprisingly few chiropractors are ever held responsible as a result.
Awareness is so important with this issue. If any of you ever think you might be having a stroke, call emergency services immediately. It could be the difference between full recovery and paralysis or death.
I cracked my neck after reading the title.
Unfortunately, pretty much every time someone has suffered a stroke after a Chiropractic adjustment it was due to an already existing issue like a thinness in the artery. Basically those people were time bombs and their strokes could have just as easily happened after stretching, wrenching their neck suddenly, or self cracking. Surprisingly few chiropractors are ever held responsible as a result.
ANOTHER NECK CRACKING VICTIM!
https://abc7.com/health/neck-cracking-caused-28-year-old-man-to-suffer-a-stroke-doctor-says/5281777/
https://abc7.com/health/neck-cracking-caused-28-year-old-man-to-suffer-a-stroke-doctor-says/5281777/
Stay safe my fellow crackers.
I crack my neck a lot when I get sleepy at work. Occasionally get a stinger like that.
Isn't this sorta what happened to Lex Luger? He ended up partially paralyzed as well after something like this. Though to be honest the dude did a LOT of steroids so its hard to tell what state his vertebrae was in between that and wrestling.
